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Windesheim is in the top three major universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. Our mission is to make an active contribution to an inclusive and sustainable society by educating valuable and principled professionals and conducting practice-oriented research. Enabling everyone with enough talent to pursue higher education at our university, that is Windesheim's social responsibility. Regardless of their origin, primary education, background, or age, every student with talent counts and deserves the opportunity to develop his/her full potential. Our mission and social responsibility translate into the following three ambitions, determining Windesheim's course for the next few years: Each student has his/her learning pathway that is personal, challenging, and flexible. The research at our university focuses on an inclusive and sustainable society. We improve the transfer of students through the education chain. With well over 25.000 full-time and part-time students and more than 2.000 staff, Windesheim is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. To maintain and continue to improve the high quality of education and interaction with the business and academic communities, Windesheim has a dedicated governance structure. Our three aims – education, research, and entrepreneurship – are reflected in how the university is organized. We have four divisions, each made up of related study programs and research centers. As well as the campus in Zwolle, there is a campus in Almere offering education, research, and entrepreneurship. The university also has three services departments to support its primary processes. Windesheim is a broad-based, innovative knowledge center, which seeks to create lasting value for students, staff, practicing professionals, and broader society. By doing so, the university aims to play a significant role in the region, Netherlands, and the international community. Students develop into responsible, valuable, and principled professionals. Professionals whose actions are guided by a vision of good citizenship in which personal, institutional, and governmental values play an essential role. Windesheim continuously strives for improvement. For all the university's staff, professionalism is the basis of quality. Quality is not achieved by chance. It is the outcome of process control and harmony with the world around us. Education, research, and entrepreneurship are fully integrated, each field of endeavor driving quality and innovation in the others. And that benefits our students, our partner organizations, and the national and international communities. We believe in the power of diversity. The ability to accommodate differences in background, education, values, culture, and belief enhances professionalism. In our study programs and into the broader organization, the acceptance of responsibility and result-focused working are strongly encouraged. Windesheim is an innovative knowledge center that challenges individuals within organizations to develop into valuable, principled, and confident professionals who have: Socially relevant knowledge and competences Professional and social ambition The ability to achieve personal growth in pursuit of their goals The ability to contribute to the development, improvement, and modernization of companies, social institutions, and governments Windesheim has a clear identity, which shapes the university's approach and policies. Windesheim's identity has its origins in Christianity and Christian culture and the philosophical convictions and inspirations that stem from that faith and culture. Windesheim is for everyone who: Wants to prepare themselves for a profession Wants to develop professional competences individually or in teams Wants to grow and develop View full university